Warloy-Baillon

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Warloy-Baillon
The town hall in Warloy-Baillon
The town hall in Warloy-Baillon
Warloy-Baillon is located in France
Warloy-Baillon
Warloy-Baillon
Warloy-Baillon is located in Hauts-de-France
Warloy-Baillon
Warloy-Baillon
Coordinates: 50°00′38″N 2°31′28″E / 50.0106°N 2.5244°E / 50.0106; 2.5244Coordinates: 50°00′38″N 2°31′28″E / 50.0106°N 2.5244°E / 50.0106; 2.5244
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAmiens
CantonCorbie
IntercommunalityVal de Somme
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Frédéric Martin
Area
1
15.27 km2 (5.90 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80820 /80300
Elevation57–142 m (187–466 ft)
(avg. 68 m or 223 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Warloy-Baillon is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Amiens, on the D919 road

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 733—    
1975 710−0.45%
1982 698−0.24%
1990 718+0.35%
1999 708−0.16%
2007 740+0.55%
2012 824+2.17%
2017 758−1.66%
Source: INSEE[1]

Places of interest

  • The church of Saint-Pierre: The stone building was constructed on natural sandstone foundations.
  • The war memorial.
  • The military cemetery[2]
  • Memorial plaque to two Allied pilots that died over Warloy-Baillon during the Second World War: in 1940, Lucas in a Hurricane Mk1; and in 1944, Pinkney in an Auster.
  • The tower of an old windmill, in need of restoration.[3]
Marble memorial to two Allied pilots.

See also

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